What color is #5F4260?

#5F4260 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4260?

The RGB value is 95, 66, 96: 95 red, 66 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4260?

The complementary color is #436042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4260 color

#5F4260 rgb(95, 66, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4260 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 25.9% green and 37.6% blue (95, 66, 96).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#5F4260 color codes

HEX	`#5F4260`
RGB	`rgb(95, 66, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 25.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 31%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 31%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.2, 18.25, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.2, 22.27, 325.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.779, 7.174, 11.986)`
Decimal	`6242912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4260, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5F4260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5F4260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4260; }
.text { color: #5f4260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 66 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4260, #604252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F4260?: #5F4260 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4260?: The RGB value is 95, 66, 96: 95 red, 66 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4260?: The complementary color is #436042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.